Hunsur: Heavy rains accompanied with gusty winds, thunder and lightning, which lashed across the taluk on Saturday night, has brought down hundreds of trees along with numerous electric poles and two transformers, plunging many villages in the taluk into darkness.
Heavy rains with gusty winds, which began to lash at around 8.30 pm, uprooted two giant Peepal trees aged about 250 years. Also, a solar water heater panel and a water tank installed on the terrace of the house belonging to one Subbanna flew and fell on the roof of the neighbouring house damaging the roof. This resulted in rain water entering the house through the damaged roof and damaging household articles.
